Lisa Capelouto, Director of JHub - a London-based incubator that focuses on Jewish social action and innovation - presents a European perspective to the conversation about innovation, and looks at how the old world is learning from the new (and sometimes the other way around). For Jews in North America, Europe is often seen as repository of memory rather than a source of exciting innovative ideas. On the other hand we Europeans tend to look longingly at the landscape of innovative startups “across the pond” and wonder why our communities lack that creativity and energy, and how we can encourage that level of innovation in Europe. Does the reality on the ground reflect this conventional wisdom? The 30 young people from 16 countries due to attend this week’s ROI/Paideia gathering of … Continue Reading
European Gathering Aims to Strengthen Jewish Culture and Innovation
With the aim of strengthening Jewish life and innovation in Europe, Paideia - The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden and the ROI Community have joined forces to create the 2010 ROI/Paideia European Regional Gathering. Kicking off today in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Gathering will offer 31 European leaders and activists the unique opportunity to meet, learn and create together, while developing and improving their professional skills for the benefit of innovative work in Europe. "Dictionary-wise, ‘tradition’ and ‘innovation’ are contradictory," says Barbara Spectre, Founding Director of Paideia. "But ROI and Paideia have learned that when inventive entrepreneurs are put in the mix, then tradition and innovation can be combined into dynamic creative projects that can reinvent and … Continue Reading
Innovation, Impact, Inspiration: A New European Initiative
With the exciting aim of strengthening Jewish culture and innovation in Europe, Paideia & ROI have joined forces to offer European leaders and activists the unique opportunity of meeting, learning and creating together, and to develop and improve their professional skills for the benefit of innovative work in Europe. Both organizations are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2010 ROI/Paideia European Regional Gathering to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, February 17-21, 2010. Besides the enormous amount of knowledge participants will be able to attain at this gathering, the Regional Gathering offers a great opportunity to be exposed to other European activists and to learn more about initiatives that are being developed all over Europe. This offer is available only to ROI … Continue Reading
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